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Modern humans have made tremendous progress, but it’s questionable whether we’re any happier than we were in the past. Advances in technology and economics have improved our quality of life, but they have also created new problems. The inequality of money and wealth, and the ethical issues that come with technological advancements, are hindering human happiness. Will future...

Homo sapiens has conquered the world with its cognitive abilities. In the 21st century, intelligent design is replacing natural selection, and biotechnology is manipulating life. This has opened up the possibility of creating new life forms, but it also raises ethical and political issues and could lead to the end of the human species.   Humans, or Homo sapiens, are bipedal, walking primates...

In animal and human societies, signaling is an important means of conveying information, especially expensive signaling, which indicates competence and survivability and serves as a display of social status. They allow for efficient communication and an edge in survival competitions. The complexity and meaning of these signals can be interpreted differently across cultures, and the ability to...

Self-driving cars and airplanes are technologies that can move on their own without human intervention, using guidance and control systems to follow precise routes. This technology has the potential to deliver a range of benefits, including reducing traffic accidents, easing congestion, and reducing driving stress, but it is important to address legal and ethical issues.   There is currently...

  As the birth of cloned humans draws nearer, controversies have arisen around human dignity, ethical issues, and religious objections. Considering the benefits that cloned humans could bring in the context of technological advancement, it’s important to find solutions and prepare for possible problems.   Pinocchio was a wooden puppet created by his grandfather Geppetto who, with...

To discuss the desirability of a legal system, we must first consider two criteria: efficiency and equity. Efficiency aims to increase the well-being of society as a whole, while equity emphasizes the fair distribution of resources. This allows legal systems to achieve both efficiency and equity in cases such as theft, bankruptcy law, intellectual property, and environmental protection law...

From a forensic economics perspective, optimizing the cost of crime deterrence aims to minimize the total cost to society. Criminal sanctions are a means of deterring crime by putting actors in fear of punishment, and should be designed to reduce social costs by taking into account the severity of the sanction and the probability of the sanction. This is more efficient than simply making the...

Lao Tzu believed that the Tao exists before individuals and is the fundamental principle of all existence, while Chuang Tzu saw the Tao as the result of the activities and interactions of individuals. Zhuangzi argued that language is also arbitrary and shaped by convention. Wang Chung believed that natural disasters are not the will of the heavens, but rather a phenomenon that occurs by chance in...

The development of technology fundamentally changes the way we live and think, and this has a wide range of effects, from means of communication to human relationships. Therefore, we need to understand technology not just as a tool, but as a part of us, and constantly observe and evaluate it in order to use its full potential.   Recently, the phrase “singularity has come to OOO”...

Gaming addiction is not a problem that can be solved by simple deterrents, and social structures and family environments are major contributing factors. Games are attractive to young people because they offer quicker rewards than real life, and the underlying problem needs to be addressed rather than overly suppressed.   Gaming addiction is no longer a foreign word among teens and young...